1Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
2Alumni, Librarian, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
3Librarian, Mother Theresa Postgraduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry, India
*Corresponding author email id: mleeladharan@rediffmail.com
Online published on 28 December, 2015.
The application of mobile technology in accessing the Internet and its resources (mobile web) is the best ever invention in the digital era. The mobile web usage in the field of health sector is of great importance to every individual and this paper analyses the use of mobile web by the paramedic students of Puducherry. Why, when and for what they are used is studied. The analysis of data reveals that 65.3% respondents use mobile web, 59.4% respondents use their mobile devices equally for accessing e-mail and social networking services. 56.3% use for browsing web services for general searches and 53.1% respondents use mobile web several times a day.
Mobile web, Medical care, Online health information, ICT, Internet, Mobile Learning, 3G, Mobile Technology
